BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York museum that feared a helium shortage would sink plans to launch a Civil War-style balloon said Monday it’s found a supplier in Macy’s. The retailer whose ...

As Ron Cassidy’s Owyhee Heights balloon takes flight, the gas jet roars, super heating the air inside. The sound soon becomes an afterthought as the stunning sight of the Lower Yakima Valley’s rolling ...

Will the weather cooperate with good flying conditions for this weekend's Labor Day Lift Off balloon festival in Colorado Springs? If you like it sunny and hot, you're in luck. The National Weather ...

NEW YORK – It’ll never rank up there with turkey and pumpkin pie, but for millions of Americans the Thanksgiving experience just wouldn’t be the same without ... helium. For 364 days of the year, the ...

Hundreds of multicolored balloons used Thursday to launch a balloonist for a trans-Atlantic crossing look like a page taken from the script of the movie "Up." Instead of using a conventional hot-air ...